Game 72: Buffalo Sabres versus Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning lost to the Buffalo Sabres at the Tampa Bay Times Forum Monday night, their third straight loss.
| Final - 3.19.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Boxscore
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Buffalo Goal - Drew Stafford (15), from Christian Ehrhoff at 11:31. 2, Buffalo Power-Play Goal - Jason Pominville (26), from Cody Hodgson and Thomas Vanek at 15:50. Penalties - Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay (Holding), 15:10. |
| Second Period |
| - 3, Buffalo Goal - Marcus Foligno (4), from Tyler Ennis and Drew Stafford at 1:09. 4, Tampa Bay Goal - Bruno Gervais (5), from Teddy Purcell at 7:12. 5, Buffalo Goal - Corey Tropp (3), from Thomas Vanek and Cody Hodgson at 8:16. 6, Tampa Bay Goal - Trevor Smith, from Ryan Malone and Bruno Gervais at 14:14. 7, Buffalo Power-Play Goal - Marcus Foligno (5), from Drew Stafford and Tyler Ennis at 16:22. 8, Buffalo Goal - Brad Boyes (6), from Cody McCormick and Alexander Sulzer at 17:00. Penalties - Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay (Hi-sticking), 10:12; Brett Connolly, Tampa Bay (Tripping), 15:49; Robyn Regehr, Buffalo (Hooking), 17:11. |
| Third Period |
| - 9, Buffalo Goal - Jason Pominville (27), unassisted at :17. 10, Tampa Bay Goal - Ryan Malone (14), from Eric Brewer at 14:57. Penalties - Brandon Segal, Tampa Bay (Hi-sticking), 4:22; Andrej Sekera, Buffalo (Interference), 6:10. |
Shots on Goal:
Buffalo 9 + 18 + 11 = 38.
Tampa Bay 6 + 9 + 12 = 27.
Power Play Conversion: Buffalo 2-4. Tampa Bay 0-2.
Goaltenders: Buffalo, Ryan Miller 3-27-.889. Tampa Bay, Dustin Tokarski 4-15-.733; Dwayne Roloson 3-23-.870.
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Justin StPierre
Linesmen: Tony Sericolo, Mark Shewchyk
Power Play Conversion: Buffalo 2-4. Tampa Bay 0-2.
Goaltenders: Buffalo, Ryan Miller 3-27-.889. Tampa Bay, Dustin Tokarski 4-15-.733; Dwayne Roloson 3-23-.870.
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Justin StPierre
Linesmen: Tony Sericolo, Mark Shewchyk
